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ournal-herald THURSDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2024 • Volume 44 – No. 17 ©2024, THE JOURNAL-HERALD. All Rights Reserved
CONTINUING: THE WHITE HAVEN JOURNAL ESTABLISHED 1879–146th YEAR, NO. 4
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Foster Township to hold the line on property taxes by Jim Dino Property taxes will stay the same in Foster Township in 2025. At their latest meeting
December 11, the township supervisors voted unanimously to adopt a $2,711,087.52 spending plan that calls for the same 1-mill property tax assessment as in 2024.
GREATER WHITE HAVEN CHAMBER SAYS THANK YOU! During its annual Christmas Party held December 17 at the Tavern on the Trail, the Greater White Haven Chamber of Commerce presented outgoing president Linda Miller with a gift of thanks for her 11+ years of leadership. Flanking her are Linda Szoke, left, and Ruth Isenberg, right, representing the small number of members at the start of Miller’s term. The organization’s growth and progress over those years Photo by Holly Potance has been steady and remarkable.
The budget lists $1,838,028.52 in incoming revenue, plus a $873,061 balance being carried over from 2024, The three biggest revenue generators are: $802,800 in taxes; $588,315 in charges for services, and $402,080,51 in intergovernmental revenue. Included in charges for services is $500,000 for the monthly sewer fee, $28,000 for landlord-tenant registration,
SINGING WITH ELSA AND ANNA at Christmas in the Park in Weatherly on Sunday. More pictures, JH: Ruth Isenberg page 7.
and $15,000 for building permits, Some of the major drivers in operating expenses are $219,000 in operating grants and $146,590 in liquid fuels funds used for road maintenance. On the spending side, $561,911.91 is dedicated to highways, roads and streets; $537,968.38 to general government; $201,300 to health
See FOSTER, page 6